000 FZPN04 KNHC 150437 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0515 UTC THU MAR 15 2012 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. SECURITE S PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 18.5S E OF 120W. SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 15. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 16. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 17. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 11S W OF 109W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 06S120W TO 10S104W TO 18.5S97W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE FROM 06S120W TO 10S105W TO 18.5S90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 00N102W TO 10S87W TO 18.5S76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0415 UTC WED MAR 14... .SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04S TO 07S BETWEEN 86W AND 90W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 00N111W TO 02S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04S TO 08S BETWEEN 111W AND 119W. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.